They have a sweet, spicy taste in which some people think they detect banana.
The tree tends to bear every other year. The blossoms are somewhat frost-resistant.
The apples ripen in September.
Cooking Tips
For fresh-eating.
History Notes
Fortune Apples were developed at the Geneva, N.Y. Experimental Station from a cross between Empire and Red Spy apples. Introduced in 1995.
During development, the apple was known as NY529.